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Power & Propulsion

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Session 3
Inverters and Fundamentals of Power Electronics
•	 Power Transistors And Switching Operation
•	 Basic Motor Control
•	 Producing AC Waves from a DC Supply
•	 Capacitors in Inverters
•	 Pulse-Width Modulation
•	 PWM Inefficiencies
•	 Overmodulation and Six-Step Control
•	 Space-Vector Modulation
•	 Boost Converters
•	 Thermal Management of Inverters
•	 Circuit Protection
•	 Failure and Diagnostic Modes
•	 Upcoming Power Electronics Developments and Enhancements
Session 4
Synchronous and Asynchronous Motor-Generators
•	 Flux Linkages and Rotating Magnetic Fields
•	 Rotor and Stator Construction
•	 Torque Production, Motor-Generator Types
•	 Permanent-Magnet
•	 Induction
•	 Reluctance
•	 Enhanced Lundell Motor-Generators
•	 Operation in Motor, Generator, and High-Speed Modes
•	 Field-Weakening
•	 Choosing a Motor-Generator, Thermal Management of MotorGenerators
•	 EMF Considerations
•	 Failure Modes and Diagnostic Strategies

Instructor: Jack Rosebro
Fee $605

.8 CEUs

Also available as a webinar recording - training.sae.org/webinarrecordings/

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biography at training.sae.org/webinars/wb0941/

Race Engine Calibration for
Optimal Performance e-Seminar
I.D.#PD130701ON (Online delivery)

The engine control module (ECM, or on-board computer) is the tool
used to control the fuel injection rate, fuel injection timing, ignition
timing, rate of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), and other functions.
The task of “programming” the ECM is much easier for a race engine
than for a production engine because the calibration engineer does
not need to be concerned about emissions: EGR, keeping the exhaust
catalyst “happy”, etc.
In this e-Seminar, Professor Ron Matthews provides a practical
introduction to ECMs, including the uses for the various sensors. He
discusses the specific methods used to incorporate the various sensor
signals into the ECM’s control systems for the fuel injection rate,
fuel injection timing, and ignition timing. Background information
includes an understanding of the desired air/fuel ratio and optimum
ignition timing. While examples are tailored around the application
of the ECM to Formula SAE race engines, this e-Seminar is useful for

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improving any engineer’s understanding of the functions of the ECM
for other types of race engines as well as production engines.
Based on the popular classroom seminar, this course offers four and
a half hours of instruction divided into six modules; more than two
hours of bonus material and software demonstrations; and a glossary
of acronyms, accompanied by a handbook.

By participating in this e-Seminar, you will be able to:
•	Describe the functions of the crank position sensor, cam position
sensor, intake air temperature sensor, manifold air pressure sensor,
mass air flow sensor, exhaust “oxygen” or lambda sensor, throttle
position sensor, engine coolant temperature sensor, and knock sensor
•	Explain how the ECM controls the fuel injection rate, fuel injection
timing, and ignition timing
•	Interpret base look-up tables, multipliers, and adders
•	Develop base look-up tables, multipliers, and adders

Major Topics Include:
•	Basic Engine
•	ECM, Sensors, and Actuators
•	Air/Fuel Ratio Control
•	Ignition Timing
•	The Calibration Process
•	Conclusions
•	Bonus Material: Generating Base Fuel Look-up Tables using WAVE
Software
•	Bonus Material: WAVE Software Demonstration
•	Bonus Material: Engine Control Units Demonstration

What You Will Receive:
•	365 Day access through MyLearn.sae.org
•	Links to streaming video modules
•	Course Handbook (downloadable .pdf’s, subject to DRM)
•	Online Pre-test (self-test, immediate results)
•	Online Post-test (submit to SAE)
•	CEUs/Certifi cate of Achievement (with satisfactory post-test score)

Instructor: Ronald D. Matthews
Fee $265 .7 CEUs

0.7 CEUs

View the complete course description and online demo
at training.sae.org/eseminars/raceenginecalibration

ACTAR
approved

Part of a Certificate
Program Curriculum
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